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Carbonite Backup for Microsoft 365 vs Rubrik comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Carbonite Backup for Micros...
Ranking in Cloud Backup
62nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Rubrik
Ranking in Cloud Backup
4th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
96
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (3rd), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Cloud Backup category, the mindshare of Carbonite Backup for Microsoft 365 is 0.5%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Rubrik is 5.6%, down from 10.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Backup Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Rubrik5.6%
Carbonite Backup for Microsoft 3650.5%
Other93.9%
Cloud Backup
 

Featured Reviews

SergioZuastegui - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at Grupo UMA Centroamerica
Accessible from anywhere without the requirement to purchase hardware
We are customers of Carbonite Backup and I'm the company IT manager The fact that we don't need to purchase any hardware is a huge benefit. It also means we can have access from anywhere.  I think they could implement some new functionalities and I'd like to see some better training provided,…
KB
Information Technology Specialist at LIGHTHOUSE DOCUMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC
Technical support has improved my data management process but I encounter GUI and cost challenges
The solution is available in the Azure Marketplace, but approaching directly is more cost-effective. The Marketplace approach incurs additional platform and reporting costs. We initially built Rubrik at host level and DB level. We encountered latency issues when reverting back, with numerous snapshots available. This resulted in increased costs and occupied spaces. I performed manual deletion of snapshots and verified with the Rubrik team for confirmation. The GUI reporting functionality lacks flexibility. For instance, obtaining specific server reports considering drive space and backup quantities is not possible, as it only provides overall reporting.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"We don't need to purchase any hardware for this solution."
"The fact that we don't need to purchase any hardware is a huge benefit."
"The solution’s ransomware recovery, from a security perspective, is one of the biggest features of the product. We don't have to worry about the operational complexity of air-gapped backups and can rely more on the immutability approach. It is a highly valued feature in this solution."
"Overall the product is really good."
"Its reporting is most valuable. I like how it reports that everything is successfully backed up. It provides a summarized report that I can give to auditors and management."
"Implementing Rubrik has saved us time and money in managing backups, and I estimate that we've saved approximately 80% in terms of time compared to previously."
"If you are looking for a product that offers backups and DR capabilities, which is easy to use, look no further than Rubrik."
"From Rubrik being delivered to it ingesting backups, it took about an hour."
"The product's most valuable feature is the immutability of a backup."
"CloudOn allows for backed up virtual machines stored offsite in Azure to be instantiated as an Azure virtual machine and spun up."
 

Cons

"Lacks sufficient documentation or training videos."
"I think they could implement some new functionalities and I'd like to see some better training provided, whether it's documentation or training videos."
"The functionality is missing, but they are very receptive to our thoughts and ideas."
"For Rubrik, though it does a great job, it needs to keep innovating to stay relevant in the data management field."
"I would like for unmanaged backups to be able to be saved in a separate policy."
"A singular system is needed to manage all of the clusters."
"There is room for improvement through a further extension of their Office 365 backup platform. In addition, it's still a bit cost-prohibitive to backup NAS. Those would be the two primary areas for improvement."
"It needs to support more applications natively, like MySQL/MariaDB."
"With Windows, it is difficult to configure Oracle Database."
"I would like for unmanaged backups to be able to be saved in a separate policy."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It is an expensive product."
"I don't remember the cost, but I know that for Veeam, we were spending almost $250,000 a year for 205 licenses. It was an enterprise version. When we purchased Rubrik, it was just a little bit more. It was not a terribly huge amount, and if I recall, that was for three years of support as well. So, Veeam priced itself out of the market at a certain point in time."
"I rate the tool's pricing a six out of ten."
"The pricing has been quite good from our perspective, in terms of being able to negotiate with the Rubrik team to get the product that we want and be able to sell that out to our end customers."
"Rubrik is not the cheapest solution, but we've been happy with the time savings that we have seen. At least from what we have spent so far, we have been happy with the return on investment."
"Rubrik is priced high, but it was the solution that was providing us encryption and was secure. The solution price is high, but you get what you pay for."
"You pay a premium for Rubrik, but you're getting a premium service that comes with immutable backups, instant recovery, and world-class support."
"There are additional costs like maintenance, and there are some features on their central management piece that don't come with our licensing."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

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Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise21
Large Enterprise55
 

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Which would you choose - Rubrik or Veeam Backup & Replication?
Veeam Backup & Replication provides an easy-to-set-up solution to the issue of data storage and recovery. Setting it up is a relatively simple affair. For the most part it prompts you from scre...
What do you like most about Rubrik?
It's easy to manage and has an innovated solution.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Rubrik?
Regarding pricing, Rubrik is a costly solution, and I would rate it an eight.
 

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